As the Russian drones were attacking ports in the Odesa region, residents of Romania’s Tulcea area heard multiple blasts and were warned by authorities that fragments of drones might fall to the ground, local media reported. The authorities asked the public not to panic, saying the Russian drones “were not specifically targeting Romania.”
Two Finnish Air Force F-18 jets were dispatched from a Romanian air base during the night to monitor the situation, Romania’s defense ministry said in a statement on Thursday.
“Teams of the Ministry of National Defense are currently conducting investigations in the field, to search for possible objects that fell on the national territory, as a result of the attacks conducted on the Ukrainian port infrastructure over the last two nights,” the statement said.
After the attack the previous night, the Romanian Intelligence Service and the Ministry of Internal Affairs found the remains of a Geran-type drone of Russian origin in the vicinity of Plauru in Tulcea.
“Search will continue today to cover the entire area. We make it clear that all the locations identified as possible areas of incidence are outside the inhabited areas, not affecting the infrastructure element,” the defense ministry said.
NATO’s Acting Deputy Spokesperson Matthias Eichenlaub said: “Since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine began in 2022, Romania has confirmed that Russian drone fragments have been found on its territory on several occasions. While NATO has no information indicating any intentional attack by Russia against allied territory, these acts are irresponsible and potentially dangerous.”
